ABSTRACT Objective Evaluation of nutritional status and consumption frequency of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory food by patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. Methods An observational study of the patients assisted by the interdisciplinary inflammatory bowel diseases ambulatory of UNIVALI-SC. The nutritional status of patients was evaluated and each patient was categorized according to his/her body max ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the serum concentrations of vitamin D and their relation with inflammatory bowel diseases. Methods: This is a quantitative and descriptive study, with individuals assisted by the interdisciplinary ambulatory of Inflammatory Bowel Disease of the Family and Community Health Unit of Itajaí/SC from September 2015 to October 2016. Socioeconomic data, life habits, and biochemical tests...
INTRODUCTION: There is currently an increasing use of biological agents in the management of Crohn's disease (CD). There is lack of data regarding the epidemiological profile of patients on infliximab (IFX) and adalimumab (ADA) for CD in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To identify the epidemiological characteristics of patients with CD who underwent biological therapy. METHOD: Retrospective multicenter study, with CD patien...